During the interview, Houghton revealed that the talk show The Realwill be returning soon virtually, with all five of her co-anchors hosting from home. She also confirmed she's not interested in reunions of her former girl groups 3LW or Cheetah Girls: "It's great to just keep it where it was."

Coronavirus has been called "the great equalizer." Whether you're a celebrity or just someone trying to make it through the day amidst an endlessly negative news cycle, we're all looking for some distraction right now.

For The Real co-host Adrienne Bailon Houghton, that's meant hunkering down with her husband, singer Israel Houghton, at their new home in Los Angeles, where they've been quarantining for 19 days. During an Instagram Live interview on our @oprahmagazine account, Houghton told me about a few of the things that have helped her maintain her best self through the quarantine.

"I downloaded an app that my husband put me on to called Mindfulness, and they have great guided meditations...and prayer, for me, definitely helps. I love listening to worship music and finding a great playlist that makes you feel at peace," she said. "And finding shows that allow you to escape is awesome as well. I'm weird about what I let into my spirit, so I've been watching things that are simple, fun, and not too deep."

So while she's not watching Tiger King like much of America ("I tried that the other night...it feels like it's too much! I can't do it!"), Houghton recommends watching series that are "familiar" and "comforting," like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Golden Girls.

In addition to creating content for her YouTube channel "All Things Adrienne"—which hit 1 million subscribers this week—she also says she'd love to work on some new music during this time. But considering that Kiely Williams—her former group mate in both the real life music group 3LW and the fictional one from the 2003 Disney movie Cheetah Girls—recently sparked rumors of a feud between them, I had to ask Houghton if she might consider reuniting with either group as she ponders her musical future.

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"When it comes to 3LW and Cheetah Girl reunions...I honestly just feel like it's such a nostalgic thing for so many people, and I've seen shows and movies that I've loved low-key get ruined when they try to like remake them...so I'm like, sometimes it's great to just keep it where it was and keep enjoying that," she said. "Some things are sacred. For me, Cheetah Girls for sure is like sacred, I can't wait to have kids one day and show them."

After some commenters on our live stream asked whether she'd work with fellow Cheetah Girl Raven Symone again, she responded: "I would not be opposed to...because it's already been rebooted, That's So Raven, I would not be opposed to coming back on...because I was on That's So Raven as her bully, as the character Alana. That would be interesting!"

But soon, the singer won't have as much free time; during our chat, she revealed that The Real will be returning soon—with a whole new, virtual format. All five co-hosts—Houghton, Jeannie Mai, Loni Love, Tamera Mowry-Housley, and Amanda Seales—will be hosting from home.

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"We had a huge conference call with the girls from The Real yesterday, and it was just great hearing everyone's voice on the phone: Amanda was catching us up on her trip to Belize, Tam was telling us, 'I don't have childcare, like it's just me and these kids!'" Houghton said. "But we are getting back to work you guys...we're starting taping shows again, but we're taping them from home."

She explained that the show will return with the same girl chat fans have come to know and love, with a few tweaks given the social distance.

"We'll be live...doing girl chat and all kinds of topics, throwing to new segments that we have, and some of our favorite segments that were already pre-shot, whether it's great celebrity interviews," she explained. "I'm excited for the five of us to be back together! We're trying to be a light in people's day. People are home and bored...just to be an hour escape of girlfriend time."

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Houghton said that above all else, what's most important to her is "being kind to herself" during this time, which means not beating herself up about the fact that she has not worked out one single day, though she is being careful to stick to her vegan diet and eat as much healthy food as possible. Before we parted ways, she shared some advice for others looking to stay positive, too.

"Stay informed—read as much good news as you read bad news!" she said. "And be hopeful for the future! So many of us look to the future but we don't plan for it. Everyone's like, 'I can't wait for this to be over!' Well, what's your plan? Are you going to start that business you've always wanted to start, or are you going to go for that run you've been wanting to go for...what's your plan? Use this time to plan for the future. I need to preach this to myself!"

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